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skybandit |
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April 27, 2012 02:51:27pm |
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feature_films
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Re: I know where all the Public Domain Films are going... |
I don't understand the question.
If I download "Beat the Devil," burn a disc of it and sell it, I have committed no crime. It's Public Domain and I can do what I want with it, just as Hulu and Amazon do. There's no crime in charging for Public Domain material, and no crime in giving it away. I don't get your point.
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bullie89 |
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April 28, 2012 03:11:17pm |
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feature_films
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Re: I know where all the Public Domain Films are going... |
Indeed they can do that, but they cannot remove the films from the Archive. THAT is illegal. Films in the public domain may never be sold and by that I mean the Copyright. They have to put them back into the archive. To take a film in the Public Domain and remove it from the archive is a violation of the Copyright Act of 1976. These films are meant to be shared in full. Not taken away by companies whom have larger budgets than you or I. That is my point.
Thanks.
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bullie89 |
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April 28, 2012 03:07:47pm |
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feature_films
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Re: I know where all the Public Domain Films are going... |
You are allowed to use a film in the Public Domain and dub it into the language of your country, or you may do a mashup or whatever you want to do. You just can NEVER by the Copyrights as they are not for sale! When someone rips a film out of the Archive and no longer shares it they are violating the Law.
Thanks.
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